HarrisDemocratic51.9%85,734TrumpRepublican47.7%78,714OtherAll other candidates0.4%730
D+4.2- Lead
- 7,020
- Total
- 165,178
- vs nation
- D+5.7
modeled Census-place estimatereview required
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New York 50th State Senate District
Contests in this Place (45 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic52.5%88,955TrumpRepublican45.3%76,798OtherAll other candidates2.2%3,657
D+7.2- Lead
- 12,157
- Total
- 169,410
- vs nation
- D+2.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic46.9%69,577TrumpRepublican46.8%69,519OtherAll other candidates6.3%9,371
D+0.0- Lead
- 58
- Total
- 148,467
- vs nation
- R+2.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic55.7%79,821RomneyRepublican42.5%60,881OtherAll other candidates1.8%2,652
D+13.2- Lead
- 18,940
- Total
- 143,354
- vs nation
- D+9.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic54.6%84,175McCainRepublican43.6%67,271OtherAll other candidates1.7%2,676
D+11.0- Lead
- 16,904
- Total
- 154,122
- vs nation
- D+3.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic49.9%77,390BushRepublican48.2%74,630OtherAll other candidates1.9%2,959
D+1.8- Lead
- 2,760
- Total
- 154,979
- vs nation
- D+4.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic49.9%73,127BushRepublican45.2%66,202OtherAll other candidates4.9%7,109
D+4.7- Lead
- 6,925
- Total
- 146,438
- vs nation
- D+4.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic47.5%66,191DoleRepublican40.0%55,831OtherAll other candidates12.5%17,384
D+7.4- Lead
- 10,360
- Total
- 139,406
- vs nation
- R+1.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+4.2MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 318,2522024 5-year
- Population density
- 469 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 678 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $83,3642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28.7 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52.4 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 41, NY · twin score 83.8
presidential history
Party record book
New York 50th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2020 (partial returns from 1876) · 37 presidential cycles · 37 with a vote-share denominator · 33 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
64.3%
83,830 votes · D+28.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 55.7%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
76.2%
102,554 votes · R+52.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 72.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
88,955votes
52.5% of the vote · D+7.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 84,175 votes
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
103,769votes
72.1% of the vote · R+44.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 102,554 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
+9.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+13.2 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · +6.1 pts
Republican
Alf Landon1936
+47.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+23.5 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · +37.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DChris RyanState Senate · 50
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 54.1%73,639 | 45.9%62,454 | 136,093 |
| 2020 | R | 46.8%61,988 | 53.2%70,451 | 132,439 |
New York 50th State Senate District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 52.4 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.2 points.
A population of 318,252, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,364 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 41 and State Senate District 48.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 41
New York
83.8twin score
population scale2012 marginItalian ancestry
State Senate District 48
New York
83.0twin score
% Catholicpopulation scale% Evangelical
State Senate District 46
New York
82.7twin score
population scaleItalian ancestry% Evangelical
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did New York 50th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 50th State Senate District voted Democratic by 4.2 points (D+4.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 165,178 votes cast, 85,734 went Democratic and 78,714 went Republican.
When did New York 50th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 50th State Senate District voted Republican was 1992.
How many people live in New York 50th State Senate District?
New York 50th State Senate District has a population of 318,252 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 50th State Senate District?
Median household income in New York 50th State Senate District is $83,364 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 50th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New York 50th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.